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Irving L. Weissman

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Best Scientists

D-Index
243
Citations
254570
World Ranking
59
National Ranking
41

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
248
Citations
263961
World Ranking
7
National Ranking
5

Medicine

D-Index
248
Citations
263475
World Ranking
36
National Ranking
27

Irving L. Weissman publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Irving L. Weissman sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 1,344 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Irving L. Weissman D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Irving L. Weissman sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 248 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2019 - Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research
  • 2019 - Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
  • 2017 - Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award, American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
  • 2008 - Robert Koch Prize
  • 2004 - Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal, US National Academy of Sciences For his seminal studies that defined the physical properties, purification, and growth regulation of multipotent hematopoietic stem cells.
  • 2003 - J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine, Robarts Research Institute
  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1990 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1990 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1989 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1988 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award

Overview

Irving L. Weissman is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, with a primary focus on Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work encompasses key subfields such as Immunology, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, and Physiology. Major topics covered in their research include Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation, Immune cells in cancer, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, and Mesenchymal stem cell research.

Irving L. Weissman has contributed numerous articles to several publication venues. The most frequent among these are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • Nature
  • Cancer Research

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "A molecular cell atlas of the human lung from single-cell RNA sequencing" (2020, Nature)
  • "Restoring metabolism of myeloid cells reverses cognitive decline in ageing" (2021, Nature)
  • "Articular cartilage regeneration by activated skeletal stem cells" (2020, Nature Medicine)
  • "Aged skeletal stem cells generate an inflammatory degenerative niche" (2021, Nature)
  • "Systemic and mucosal IgA responses are variably induced in response to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination and are associated with protection against subsequent infection" (2022, Mucosal Immunology)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Michal Caspi Tal, Rahul Sinha, Grace Blacker, Allison Banuelos, and Ravindra Majeti.

Throughout their career, Irving L. Weissman has received various awards, such as:

  • Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research (2019)
  • Distinguished Fellows of the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) (2019)
  • Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award, American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) (2017)
  • Robert Koch Prize (2008)
  • Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal, US National Academy of Sciences (2004) for seminal studies on hematopoietic stem cells
  • J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine, Robarts Research Institute (2003)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (2002)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1990)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1990)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1989)
  • Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award (1988)

Best Publications

  • Stem cells, cancer, and cancer stem cells

    Tannishtha Reya;Tannishtha Reya;Sean J. Morrison;Michael F. Clarke;Irving L. Weissman

  • Calcineurin is a common target of cyclophilin-cyclosporin A and FKBP-FK506 complexes

    Jun Liu;Jesse D. Farmer;Willam S. Lane;Jeff Friedman

  • Cancer stem cells--perspectives on current status and future directions: AACR Workshop on cancer stem cells.

    Michael F. Clarke;John E. Dick;Peter B. Dirks;Connie J. Eaves

  • Purification and Characterization of Mouse Hematopoietic Stem Cells

    Gerald J. Spangrude;Shelly Heimfeld;Irving L. Weissman

  • A clonogenic common myeloid progenitor that gives rise to all myeloid lineages

    Koichi Akashi;Koichi Akashi;David Traver;Toshihiro Miyamoto;Irving L. Weissman

  • Purified hematopoietic stem cells can differentiate into hepatocytes in vivo

    Eric Lagasse;Heather Connors;Muhsen Al-Dhalimy;Michael Reitsma

  • Identification of Clonogenic Common Lymphoid Progenitors in Mouse Bone Marrow

    Motonari Kondo;Irving L. Weissman;Koichi Akashi

  • Wnt proteins are lipid-modified and can act as stem cell growth factors

    Karl Willert;Jeffrey D. Brown;Esther Danenberg;Andrew W. Duncan

  • A role for Wnt signalling in self-renewal of haematopoietic stem cells

    Tannishtha Reya;Andrew W. Duncan;Laurie Ailles;Jos Domen

  • Association of reactive oxygen species levels and radioresistance in cancer stem cells

    Maximilian Diehn;Robert W. Cho;Neethan A. Lobo;Tomer Kalisky

  • Identification of a subpopulation of cells with cancer stem cell properties in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

    M. E. Prince;R. Sivanandan;A. Kaczorowski;G. T. Wolf

  • Stem cells: units of development, units of regeneration, and units in evolution.

    Irving L Weissman

  • Epigenetic memory in induced pluripotent stem cells

    K. Kim;A. Doi;B. Wen;K. Ng

  • Rejuvenation of aged progenitor cells by exposure to a young systemic environment

    Irina M. Conboy;Michael J. Conboy;Amy J. Wagers;Amy J. Wagers;Eric R. Girma

  • Direct isolation of human central nervous system stem cells

    Nobuko Uchida;David W. Buck;Dongping He;Michael J. Reitsma

  • Bmi-1 is required for maintenance of adult self-renewing haematopoietic stem cells.

    In Kyung Park;Dalong Qian;Mark Kiel;Michael W. Becker

  • Haematopoietic stem cells adopt mature haematopoietic fates in ischaemic myocardium

    Leora B. Balsam;Amy J. Wagers;Julie L. Christensen;Theo Kofidis

  • A cell-surface molecule involved in organ-specific homing of lymphocytes

    W M Gallatin;I L Weissman;E C Butcher

  • α4β7 integrin mediates lymphocyte binding to the mucosal vascular addressin MAdCAM-1

    Cornelia Berlin;Ellen L. Berg;Michael J. Briskin;David P. Andrew

  • Little evidence for developmental plasticity of adult hematopoietic stem cells.

    Amy J. Wagers;Richard I. Sherwood;Julie L. Christensen;Irving L. Weissman

Frequent Co-Authors

Eugene C. Butcher
Eugene C. Butcher Stanford University
Aaron M. Ring
Aaron M. Ring Yale University
Koichi Akashi
Koichi Akashi Kyushu University
Michael T. Longaker
Michael T. Longaker Stanford University
Amy J. Wagers
Amy J. Wagers Harvard University
Judith A. Shizuru
Judith A. Shizuru Stanford University
Derrick J. Rossi
Derrick J. Rossi Harvard University
Sean J. Morrison
Sean J. Morrison The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Michael F. Clarke
Michael F. Clarke Stanford University
David Traver
David Traver University of California, San Diego

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